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50 Richest Members of Congress: Why We Did It

By JM Rieger
Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

By JM Rieger and Christina Bellantoni and Meredith Dake

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Roll Call reporters and editors explain why the newsroom undertakes the 50 Richest Members of Congress list each year. The project takes weeks and isn’t easy — and it can even be agonizing — but they detail why 50 Richest is critically important to understanding Congress. Visit Roll Call’s 50 Richest Interactive for more.

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